CVE-2018-16398 describes a vulnerability in Twistlock AuthZ Broker version 0.1 where regular expressions are mishandled, allowing an attacker to bypass security policies. Specifically, an attacker could craft a request like "containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start" to execute a "docker start" command even if "docker pause" is explicitly disallowed. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on integrity with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twistlock:authz_broker:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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